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Nevin Lasanis
21/01/26

NBA All-Star Game 2026 Decides to Pretend It’s a Sport: USA vs World, and LeBron Isn’t Starting

The NBA finally seems to have looked the All-Star Game in the eye and said out loud what we all already knew: 48 minutes of “let’s just shoot around” doesn’t sell as an event anymore. So in 2026 they re-tailored the show into “USA vs the World” — and made it shorter, meaner, and closer to a tourname...


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Nevin Lasanis
14/11/25

The AAU Problem: How a Talent Showcase Is Breaking the NBA's Future

In the NBA, a worrying idea is being voiced more and more often: the league is regressing not because the players have become worse, but because they are taught the game incorrectly from childhood. Coaches and stars point to the same three-letter acronym as the culprit — AAU. What was once an amateu...


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Nevin Lasanis
21/11/25

An Endless Night Of Basketball: How Sengun, Flagg And George Stretched The NBA To Four Overtimes

The latest NBA game day turned into a marathon for fans: three games at once went beyond regulation and produced four overtimes in total. One night contained a no-mistake comeback by the Rockets, a Dallas revival built around teenage sensation Cooper Flagg, and a wild 58-minute thriller between Utah...


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Nevin Lasanis
18/06/25

“Stop Whistling Against Us”: Beşiktaş's Harsh Statements After the First Final With Fenerbahçe

The head of Beşiktaş’s basketball department, Özkan Arseven, made outspoken statements after his team’s 94–76 defeat to Fenerbahçe Beko in the first game of the Turkish League final series. A Complete Slide Into Hooliganism Immediately after the game Arseven addressed reporters: “We at B...


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Nevin Lasanis
12/06/25

Fourth Semifinal Clash: Anadolu Efes vs. Beşiktaş Fibabanka Battle for a Finals Berth

In the fourth game of the Turkish Insurance Basketball Super League playoff semifinal series—where every possession can prove decisive—Anadolu Efes will host an ambitious Beşiktaş Fibabanka side at the Basketball Development Center, with the visitors determined to level the score. Stepping onto th...


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Nevin Lasanis
13/08/25

Houston Poised to Keep Durant: Star Could Sign a Generous but Non-Max Extension

Kevin Durant, one of the brightest forwards in modern basketball, is back in the spotlight. According to insiders, the “Houston Rockets” are considering offering the veteran a two-year deal for a hefty sum that will, however, come in slightly below the maximum. The outlook for the 2014 MVP is alread...


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Salid Martik
18/11/25

How the Number 67 Turned School Bleachers Into a Crazy Fan Section

In American basketball, a game is sometimes turned into a show not by coaches' tactics or star players, but by school kids in the stands and a strange internet meme. A routine women's college game suddenly became an illustration of how one mysterious number, "67", turned into a password to teen cult...

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Salid Martik
23/07/25

Luka Is Ready to Shed the Extra Weight: How Doncic Is Reshaping Himself and the Lakers This Summer

At the end of spring, after the Lakers wrapped up a short and painful playoff run, California was left with one burning question: can newly minted team leader Luka Doncic reboot himself both physically and mentally? The extra pounds he has added over the last two seasons are more than meme fuel on s...


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Nevin Lasanis
26/06/25

New Star Over Texas: Cooper Flagg — Top Pick of the 2025 Draft

On 25 June at New York’s Barclays Center, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced that Duke forward Cooper Flagg had been selected first overall in the 2025 Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Fans received the outcome they had awaited all year: the 18-year-old wing, already laden with accolades, is offic...


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Salid Martik
16/10/25

Love, the Gym, and a Hundred Games: How Klay Thompson's Romance with Megan Thee Stallion Supercharged His Preseason

Over the summer, a story worthy of a romantic comedy script took shape around four-time NBA champion and shooting guard Klay Thompson and rapper Megan Thee Stallion. First, fans identified the pair from details in poolside photos, then came a kiss in a vacation shot, and after that — an official app...


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